Clinical trial

Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) - Education Module

Recruiting now · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT06003686

Recruiting nowNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

The purpose of this study is to find out if receiving education regarding increased risks of cardiometabolic disease helps subjects understand these risks and how these risks participants' health.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age18 Years to 70 Years

SexAll

Healthy volunteersNot accepted

ConditionSpinal Cord Injuries, Obesity, Cardiometabolic Syndrome

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Men and Women with SCI/D aged 18-70 years. 2. Neurologically complete and incomplete American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment scale (AIS) A-D spinal cord levels C5 and below. 3. Enrolled no later than 4 months following discharge from initial rehabilitation from SCI. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnancy determined by urine testing in sexually active females. 2. Cognitive impairment that compromises the legitimacy of consent. 3. Grade 3-4 pressure injury at the time of study entry. 4. Prisoners

Treatments and study arms

PVA Consumer Guide

Behavioral

Subject's will receive education on the PVA consumer guide 3 times over the course of the study. Each session will be approximately 10-15 minutes and will consist of a general review of the nutrition, exercise, and general healthy living guidelines content included.

WebMD

Behavioral

Subject's will receive education on how to navigate the WebMD site and find information on health, exercise and nutrition 3 times over the course of the study. Each session will be approximately 10-15 minutes and will consist of a general review of the health and wellness content available on the website. At study completion, subjects in this group will be provided with the PVA guide and a brief orientation of the nutrition, exercise, and general healthy living guidelines content included in the guide.

Primary outcomes

Change in Effectiveness of education modules as determined in the Knowledge Testbaseline, up to 6 months

Effectiveness as determined by the number of correct answers on the Knowledge Test where the higher number of correct answers indicates increased knowledge of the information provided.